testimonials
REHIS Nutrition Skills course feedback
"19 staff from schools across West Lothian have completed the REHIS Nutrition Skills course, delivered by Kay Johnson.
The training has been hugely successful, with participants now facilitating ongoing cooking classes and healthy eating workshops for parents and children in their schools and local community centres.
The course meets the recommendations for the Hungry for Success challenge and also fulfils elements of the Healthy Schools Model, as well as developing the four capacities of a Curriculum for Excellence.
Feedback from participants has been very positive and further training is planned for the future."
Comments from other Nutrition Skills participants:
"The course has helped me to make a difference in the community - passing on knowledge and cooking skills to vulnerable families, enabling them to cook on a budget and have a healthier lifestyle."
"The course has opened up new opportunities for me in the community and within my workplace, where I work with families who are need of this valuable information on healthy eating and food co-ops."
"The course was a really comprehensive yet practical course which enabled us to learn a lot about nutrition, healthy eating and good nutritional practice. It also set us up to deliver these skills in the community, encouraging young parents to cook more healthy food for themselves and their lifestyles. I would recommend this course to anyone interested in health and nutrition. I really miss our Thursday morning sessions."
"The course was excellent. I learnt so much about good nutrition from birth onwards. The placement gave me the confidence to deal with groups of people. Kay is a fantastic tutor."
"The Nutrition Skills course has benefited me by restoring my confidence and self esteem which had been very low after my husband's death and the subsequent stress that I had been under. Although it was hard work it gave me something to focus on again and get my brain working.
Since completing the course I have really enjoyed delivering the cooking classes to parents and have seen them blossom in so many ways. They have produced their own cookery book, entirely their idea and are selling these with money going to school funds. One of my parents is now looking into starting up her own catering business. The training has also led to me becoming co-ordinator of the food co-op with parents and P7 children helping to run it."
Quotes from other clients
"We invited Foodwise along to one of our department's mental health and wellbeing days. The aim was to educate staff on the link between good nutrition and postive mental health. This proved to be successful and Foodwise was able to provide lots of relevant information in an interesting way. They were also able to provide information on a one to one basis."